Verlat, Frank

Frank Verlat began his football career in his hometown of Haarlem, playing for the local youth team. In 1986, Frank got to the Amsterdam Ajax . Verlat’s debut took place on 10 May 1987 in a match against Utrecht . But in the starting lineup, Frank practically did not play, for three seasons he spent at the base of 17 matches, almost all the time Frank played for the reserve squad. In 1987, Frank played in the final match of the UEFA Cup winners' cup against the German Lokomotiv from Leipzig , the match ended in a 1: 0 Ajax victory.

In 1989, Frank moved to the Swiss club "Lausanne-Sport" , for three seasons Verlat was an integral part of the team's defense after 104 matches and scoring 15 goals. In 1992, Verlat moved to the French Auxerre . For three seasons Verlat spent 109 matches and scored 15 goals. In 1994, Frank and Auxerre won the French Cup by beating Montpellier in the final, 3-0, and in the French championship of the 1993/1994 season, won the bronze medal.

In 1995, Verlat was bought by the German “Stuttgart” , the transfer amount was € 2 million. In the first season, Frank did not leave too much in the first team, having spent 18 matches in the German Championship of the 1995/1996 season , in which he scored one goal, and “Stuttgart »Finished the season in 10th place. In 1997, Verlat won the German Cup , in the final “Stuttgart” won “ Schalke 04 ″, with a score of 3: 1. In 1998, Frank took part in the final match of the UEFA Cup winners' cup, in which the English Chelsea won 1: 0. In subsequent seasons, Frank regularly went out to base Stuttgart, for four seasons Frank spent 104 matches at the club and scored 6 goals.

In 1999, Frank returned to the Dutch Ajax, the transfer cost Amsterdam 8.0 million marks . In Ajax, Verlat spent 21 matches and scored 3 goals in the Netherlands Championship 1999/2000 season . In July 2000, Frank became a player of the German "Werder" , the transfer to the Germans cost only € 2 million. For three seasons for the "Werder", Frank spent 81 matches and scored 5 goals. After the termination of the contract, Verlat moved to Austrian Austria from Vienna , and Austria spent only one season in Austria, after which he moved to Sturm from Graz . From 2004 to 2007 , Frank played 33 matches in which he scored twice a goal, in the Sturm Verlat was one of the oldest players. In 2007, at the age of 39, Frank Verlat completed his football career.

Verlat played one match on the national team of the Netherlands on February 22, 1995 against Portugal .

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner: 1987
• France Cup Winner: 1994
• Germany Cup Winner: 1997

• Profile and statistics of the site “Beijen.net”
• Profile on the website "Weltfussball.de"
• Profile on the website "Transfermarkt.de" (inaccessible link)
• Match statistics for the Netherlands national team on the website Voetbalstats.nl